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Question: What is the name of the book that Homer reads to the kids at the end of The Cider House Rules!?
There is a scene at the end of the movie where he is reading from a novel!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
The book is "David Copperfield"!.

You can read the entire movie script here:
http://www!.dailyscript!.com/scripts/cider!.!.!.

(cut and pasted from the movie script above)

INT!. BOYS' DIVISION - NIGHT

Homer reads to the boys from "David Copperfield"!. While his
voice is strong--positive, optimistic, certainly reassuring
to the boys--there is in the conclusion of the chapter
something that distracts him!. He seems to hesitate; he misses
a line or two, and perhaps he purposely skips one or two
others!. (Possibly Homer's eyes wander ahead, to the title of
the next chapter: "I Make Another Beginning!.")

HOMER
"Thus I began my new life, in a new
name, and with everything new about
me!.!.!. I felt!.!.!. like one in a dream!.!.!.
The remembrance of that life is
fraught with so much!.!.!. want of
hope!.!.!. Whether it lasted for a year,
or more, or less, I do not know!. I
only know that it was, and ceased to
be; and!.!.!. there I leave it!."

Homer stops and looks at the boys' faces!.

CURLY
What happens next!?

Homer smiles!.

HOMER
That's tomorrow, Curly!. Let's mot
give the story away!.

Homer puts out the lights and leaves the boys in the familiar
semi-darkness!. Seconds, later, the closed door to the hall
is flung open, flooding the room with light from the hall,
and Homer, dressed in his long white laboratory coat and
looking every inch the doctor, delivers his best imitation
of Larch's popular blessing!.

HOMER
Good night, you Princes of Maine!
You Kings of New England!

On Copperfield and Steerforth and Curly as the door to the
hall is closed and semi-darkness prevails in the room again!.
Copperfield, smiling, shuts his eyes!. After a second, the
wide-eyed Steerforth shuts his eyes, too!. Then Curly!.

The last to close his eyes is Buster!.

FADE TO BLACK:

THE ENDWww@QuestionHome@Com

I'm not sure, but did you watch it on TV too yesterday!?!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com